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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Upscale Fitness Center to Open on Executive Drive

The spa-like gym, Heat Fitness, is scheduled to open this spring.

A new business named Heat Fitness is slated to open in Sussex near the corner of Highway 164 and Lisbon Road after being approved by Sussex officials last week. Karen Welch, owner of Heat Athletics, said she plans on doing something different by creating an upscale, spa-like workout facility in the 5,200 square feet of empty space next to her current business on Executive Drive. Construction is already scheduled to begin next week with the majority of the business to be completed by late March. “My plan to set us apart is to make this a spa-like fitness center,” Welch said. “I want things like the bathrooms to be similar to a spa, but we’ll also have state-of-the-art workout equipment for the more ambitious people. We’ll have another room …

Monday, June 20, 2011

MMA Fighting and Tattoos Mix Like Peanut Butter and Jelly

A unique partnership will offer a one-stop-shop for your physical training and body modification needs in the Colonial Plaza shopping center.

There are pairs in this world that just seem to fit together better than others. Peanut butter and jelly, Bonnie and Clyde, peaches and cream are just a few. But have you ever considered mixed martial arts (MMA) and tattoos? Two businesses are teaming up to offer this pairing of services under one roof in the Colonial Plaza shopping center on Appleton Avenue. Team Knockout LLC, which is  located in the basement of J. Riley’s, is beginning the transition to its new gym at N89W16863 Appleton Ave. Immortal Tattoo Co., which will operate in a separate room, will join Team Knockout in the same space. Although it may be rare to find a one-stop-shop for your all your physical training and body modification needs, Rowell said the pairing of MMA …

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6:00 pm on Monday, June 20, 2011

The Falls is quickly becoming a tattoo hotspot, and to think that the village board was so against In your Face Tattoo just because of their name.   more ›

Friday, April 8, 2011

New Business Combines Training with Healthy Meals

Fit Food Trainer in Menomonee Falls helps working professionals and stay-at-home moms to be healthier.

For busy working professionals, as well as stay-at-home moms, finding time to squeeze exercise into the day can be a challenge. When working out takes center stage, something else needs to give. Often that something else is preparing a nutritious meal. Sarah Dusseau, owner of Fit Food Trainer, W15560 Silver Spring Dr, Unit C, Menomonee Falls, decided one day that achieving fitness goals and maintaining a healthy diet should not be mutually exclusive. She needed to find a way to combine her personal training business with preparation of nutritious, portion-controlled meals to offer her clients the best of both worlds. According to Dusseau, it took her just one night to come up with the name and concept of her new business, and her fresh, …

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